Archive: 23/04/2015
Listeria: Jeni's 2nd ice cream company to stop production
A second ice cream company has shut down production this week after health officials found listeria in a sample of its frozen treats.
Apr 23, 2015
What does the public think about paying people to donate their organs?
To address the growing transplant organ shortage, members of the public seem to support eliminating disincentives, but are against providing financial incentives, to living kidney donors. The findings come from a study appearing ...
Apr 23, 2015
Heavy drinking and binge drinking rise sharply in US counties
Today, Americans are more likely to be heavy drinkers and binge drinkers than in recent years due in large part to rising rates of drinking among women, according to a new analysis of county-level drinking patterns in the ...
Apr 23, 2015
Study investigates use of oxygen therapy among COPD patients
A new study about the use of oxygen to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that the majority of patients receiving oxygen therapy were low-income, non-Hispanic ...
Apr 23, 2015
Blacks may not receive same health benefits from moderate alcohol drinking as whites
Although moderate alcohol consumption appears to lower mortality risk among whites, it may not have the same protective effect among blacks, and its potential benefits also may vary by gender, according to a nationally representative ...
Apr 23, 2015